Our work in Mozambique
Tearfund is working with local partner organisations in Mozambique to help communities develop sustainable sources of food and income, focusing on the following areas:
- HIV and waterborne disease prevention at community level
- food security and livelihoods
- Transforming Masculinities training and support to survivors of gender-based violence
- access to clean water and safe sanitation facilities
- environment care and resilience to climate change
- peace building and reconciliation
Transforming Communities
Tearfund in Mozambique, along with its local partners, is working with local churches to empower their communities to lift themselves out of poverty and become more resilient. This approach has enabled partners and local churches to lead development and emergency projects, resulting in significant progress in areas such as livelihoods and food security, water and sanitation hygiene (WASH), the environment, gender, disaster response, and peacebuilding.
Environmental and economic sustainability
In Mozambique, Tearfund encourages communities to work with nature and find sustainable ways to lift themselves out of poverty and become more resilient to the effects of climate change. We do this by:
- Sustainable agriculture and climate resilience. Our local partners promote agricultural practices that work with nature, such as conservation agriculture, to make sure there’s always enough food. They encourage farmers to grow crops that can survive extreme weather conditions such as droughts and floods and use farming methods that enrich the soil and preserve water. We also encourage communities to plant and protect trees and take care of the natural environment around them.
- Managing waste and using resources sustainably. Our local partners work with communities to help them manage household and other waste, including recycling, reducing waste and preventing pollution.
- Sustainable energy. Our local partners encourage the use of clean energy sources, such as efficient cookers and community solar energy systems.
- Environmental advocacy and community mobilisation. Tearfund has trained different groups (communities, churches and young people) to defend and promote environmental policies and sustainable practices, working with local movements to uphold climate justice and preserve ecosystems.
Reconciled, peace-filled societies
We’ve been working with our partners and networks to promote peace, social justice and community responsibility.
We do this by:
- Mediation and dialogue programmes. We work through church networks to bring conflicting parts of a community together to talk through issues and discuss ways to find solutions to disagreements. We train people in ways to overcome conflict and promote peace.
- Promoting positive relations between men and women. We’ve developed training such as the Journey of Healing and Gender Transformation programme, which supports boys and men to promote gender justice, find positive ways to be a man, and prevent violence against women and girls.
Crisis to Resilience
Tearfund supports communities with low income to be more resilient. We’re helping communities that often face disasters, such as floods and droughts, to recover quickly and be better prepared for any future emergencies.
We want to make sure that communities hit hard by natural disasters, conflict or economic hardship can survive these shocks and quickly recover well.
